Category Archives: Windows 8

Case of the .NET Memory Leak via Gfx Driver on Windows 8

Posted on August 21, 2015 by chentiangemalc

A .NET 4 application used to index scanned documents started to fail on Windows 8 Typically the recommendation for Not enough storage is available to process this command might involve: reduce the number of running programs; remove unwanted files from … Continue reading →

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Case of the KB2919355 Installation Failure (Windows 8.1 Update)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by chentiangemalc

We had already updated a Windows 8.1 x64 machine with KB2919442 and was starting to install Windows8.1-KB2919355-x64.msu. Firstly it was hanging for ages at the “Installing” phase with no progress… Well that is normal. What is going on here? Using … Continue reading →

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Case of the Logon Attempt Failed RDP Connection

Posted on December 12, 2013 by chentiangemalc

When attempting to connect from a Windows 8.1 machine to a Server 2008 R2 machine, using a local admin account on the remote machine, the error message provided was The logon attempt failed, this despite confirming the correct account details … Continue reading →

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Case of the Windows 8 Explorer Hang – Part 1

Posted on June 7, 2013 by chentiangemalc

Boarded the train and tried to connect to Wi-Fi, no luck, explorer mostly working but not the wi-fi button – I was teased networks are available  but clicking the little wireless icon nothing happened. Even if I clicked clicked clicked … Continue reading →

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Case of the Chineseification of WinRT apps

Posted on January 17, 2013 by chentiangemalc

So I added two Chinese input methods to my Windows 8 Enterprise x64 (en-GB) system… Please note, I did not add Chinese as a display language. And my desktop UI remains in English… However WinRT apps…some (but not all) are … Continue reading →

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Case of the Broken ‘DIR /s’ on Network Drives in Windows 8

Posted on May 30, 2012 by chentiangemalc

On Windows 8 Consumer Preview I’ve been noticing the following cmd: dir *.* /s Works fine on local subdirectories, but not reliably on network drives, only scans the current directory, despite the /s You can see the broken example here, … Continue reading →

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IE10 Shows Black Screen

Posted on April 10, 2012 by chentiangemalc

So when browsing in fully maximized Window IE10 on Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64 showed black Window, for any site I browsed to i.e. I tried http://www.google.com http://ninemsn.com.au and http://www.facebook.com Resizing IE Window the web page would display properly, if … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 Compat Cookbook Summary

Posted on March 8, 2012 by chentiangemalc

If you want to know what breaking app-compat changes are in Windows 8 Consumer Preview but don’t want to read the 100 page cookbook here http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27416 Here’s a summary: OS version is 6.2. Remember to use VerifyVersionInfo Win32 API http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms725492(VS.85).aspx … Continue reading →

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What’s New In Windows 8 Unattend Answer File

Posted on March 6, 2012 by chentiangemalc

From the Microsoft Windows ADK Unattend help file we find the following new items: New Windows Settings The following table describes settings that are new in Windows 8 and Windows Server 8. New Setting Description Microsoft-Windows-EnhancedStorage-Adm Specifies settings for encrypted … Continue reading →

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What’s New In Windows 8 Services

Posted on March 4, 2012 by chentiangemalc

If you take a look at a a default installation of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64 you’ll notice the following changes in Windows services: Quick Stats Windows 7 Windows 8 Total Services 149 160 Running … Continue reading →

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